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HTH 423 E3 Older Adults, QoL & Health
Contemporary Health Issues
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Health Care
Undergraduate 4
02/25/2013

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Term
Standard indicators of quality of life include what 7 things
Definition
Wealth
Employment
Built environment
Physical & mental health
Education
Recreation & leisure time
Social belonging
Term
Factors that affect our quality of life as we age, such as what three things
Definition
high level of engagement with life
low risk of disease
high physical & cognitive function levels
Term
Social capitol
Definition
Core fabric of social communities and the attitude, spirit and willingness of people to engage in collective, civic activities
Term
Over time capitol develops
Definition
Strategic Social Plan
Term
Strategic Social Plan includes what three things
Definition
Safety and security
Friendship and community
A sense of civic identity, etc.
Term
Social age
Definition
Refers to a person's habits and roles relative to society's expectations
Term
Three parts of social age
Definition
Retirement
Grandparenthood
Parenthood
Term
Enhanced Wellness Programs
Definition
community-based health promotion program that helps prevent disabilities & improves health & functioning in older adults
Term
Previous randomized trial reported _______ in-patient use for EW participants
Definition
decreased
Term
Euthanasia
Definition
Physician acts directly by giving a lethal injection to end the patient's life
Term
Physician Assisted Suicide
Definition
Various types, typically via the administration of a pill.
Term
Active-involuntary PAS
Definition
Physician intentionally kills a patient contrary to the patient’s wishes.
Term
Active-voluntary PAS
Definition
Physician intentionally kills the patient in accordance with the wishes of the patient.
Term
Passive-involuntary
Definition
Physician lets the patient die by refraining from interventions, contrary to the wishes of the patient.
Term
Passive-voluntary
Definition
Physician lets the patient die by refraining from interventions that would be useless in any case, in accordance with the wishes of the patient.
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